In the Republic of Korea, the construction of a long-term care system for frail older persons has become an issue of …-sized acute hospitals into long-term care hospitals, continuum of health and long-term care services, construction of a system to …

Ensuring adequate care provision to older adults has become one of the key policy issues in Korea. However, these … differently by gender, the paper looks closely at Korea's recent policy attempt at long-term care, i.e., the Elderly Long … care needs. The implications for family carers of older adults in Korea are discussed in detail …